Internet Archive Search: subject:"Folklore"

The spinning and knitting the devil agrees to do for her win Duffy the Squire's name and a carefree life until it comes time for her to guess the devil's name
Topics: Folklore, Folklore, Folklore, Folklore

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Cheng y el grillo

Aug 31, 2011 08/11

by Carreño, Mada

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"Recomendado para 6 a 8 años."
Topics: Folklore, Folklore, Folklore, Folklore

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The boy and the goats

Sep 28, 2018 09/18

by Hillert, Margaret

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31 pages : 21 cm
Topics: Folklore, Folklore, Folklore, Folklore

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Folklore bibliography for 1975

Jul 6, 2010 07/10

by Simmons, Merle Edwin, 1918-

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Includes index
Topics: Folklore, Folklore, Folklore, Folklore, Folklore, Folklore, Folklore, Folklore

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Fatima the Spinner and the tent

May 7, 2012 05/12

by Shah, Idries, 1924-1996; Delmar, Natasha

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"The original version of Fatima the Spinner and the tent was published in 1967 in Tales of the dervishes."--Colophon
Topics: Folklore, Folklore, Folklore, Folklore

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Folk groups and folklore genres : an introduction

Sep 15, 2010 09/10

by Oring, Elliott, 1945-

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Includes bibliographies
Topics: Folklore, Folklore, Folklore, Folklore, Folklore, Folklore

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Not I, not I

Oct 16, 2018 10/18

by Hillert, Margaret

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31 pages : 21 cm
Topics: Folklore, Folklore, Folklore, Folklore

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The boy and the goats

May 26, 2018 05/18

by Hillert, Margaret;Miyake, Yoshi

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31 pages : 21 cm
Topics: Folklore, Folklore, Folklore, Folklore

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Oté; a Puerto Rican folk tale

Oct 25, 2010 10/10

by Belpré, Pura; Galdone, Paul, illus

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While searching for food in the forest, a poor man meets a near-sighted devil who insists on coming home with him
Topics: Folklore, Folklore, Folklore

Cornell University Library

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Laos folk-lore of Farther India

Nov 10, 2009 11/09

by Fleeson, Katherine Neville

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Topics: Folklore, Folklore, Folklore

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The teeny-tiny woman : a ghost story

Jul 28, 2010 07/10

by Galdone, Paul

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Retells the tale of the teeny-tiny woman who finds a teeny-tiny bone in a churchyard and puts it away in her cupboard before she goes to sleep
Topics: Folklore, Folklore, Folklore

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Folklore : a study and research guide

Sep 13, 2010 09/10

by Brunvand, Jan Harold

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Includes index
Topics: Folklore, Folklore, Folklore

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250 250

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Cuentos, mitos y leyendas para niños de América Latina

Apr 26, 2010 04/10

by Artigas de Sierra, Ione María; Regional Center for Book Promotion in Latin America and the Caribbean

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"Publicado en el marco de un programa de cooediciones realizado con la promoción y la coordinación del Centro Regional para el fomento del libro en América Latina y el Caribe ..."
Topics: Legends, Folklore, Folklore, Folklore

Majority World Collection

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Contes populaires du Cambodge, du Laos et du Siam.

Jun 19, 2017 06/17

by Pavie, Auguste, 1847-1925, ed. and tr

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Topics: Folklore, Folklore, Folklore

Smithsonian Libraries

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Folklore

Feb 13, 2012 02/12

by Knortz, Karl, 1841-1918

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Tales told in tents : stories from central Asia

Sep 1, 2011 09/11

by Clayton, Sally Pomme; Herxheimer, Sophie

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Storyteller's tale -- Whole brain / Kazakhstan -- Secret of felt / Turnmenistan -- Blue sky, white wing / Kyrgyzstan -- Carpet of dreams / Afghanistan -- Riddle bazaar / Uzbekistan -- Bag of trickness / Kazakhstan -- Zarina's orchard / Tadjikistan -- Heart of your friend / Kazakhstan -- Father of storeis, horse of songs / Central Asia -- Fountain of life / Central Asia -- About the stories -- Map of Central Asia -- Glossary
Topics: Folklore, Folklore, Folklore

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A treasury of African folklore : the oral literature, traditions, myths, legends, epics, tales, recollections, wisdom, sayings, and humor of Africa

Sep 10, 2010 09/10

by Courlander, Harold, 1908-1996

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Bibliography: p. [603]-608
Topics: Folklore, Folklore, Folklore

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The Green Mist

Jul 16, 2012 07/12

by Sewall, Marcia

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A version of "The Green Mist" appears in M.C. Balfour's Legends of the Lincolnshire Cars, Folk-Lore, II, London, 1891
Topics: Folklore, Folklore, Folklore

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Peter and the North Wind

Jan 24, 2012 01/12

by Littledale, Freya, 1929-; Howell, Troy, ill

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"First Scholastic printing, March 1988"--T.p. verso
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The three little pigs

Aug 16, 2012 08/12

by Tovey, Madge

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Retells the familiar tale in which one of three brother pigs survives a wolf's attacks by using his head and planning well
Topics: Folklore, Folklore, Folklore

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Tsubu, the little snail

Mar 2, 2012 03/12

by Williams, Carol Ann; Kiuchi, Tatsuro, illustrator

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Elementary Grade
Topics: Folklore, Folklore, Folklore

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Sody salleratus

Aug 8, 2011 08/11

by Davis, Aubrey; Daniel, Alan, 1939- illustrator; Daniel, Lea, illustrator

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"Adapted from Grandfather tales by Richard Chase"--Title page verso
Topics: Folklore, Folklore, Folklore

University of Toronto - Robarts Library

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Die Sage

Jun 15, 2009 06/09

by Wehrhan, Karl, 1871-

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Bibliography, pp. 108-162
Topics: Folklore, Folklore, Folklore

American Libraries

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Myths & legends of our new possessions & protectorate

Apr 20, 2008 04/08

by Skinner, Charles M. (Charles Montgomery), 1852-1907

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Book digitized by Google from the library of the University of Michigan and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.
Topics: Folklore, Folklore, Folklore
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Legends

Feb 9, 2018 02/18

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Arion and the dolphin (Greece)--Hans the hero of Haarlem (Holland)--How Paul Bonjean became Paul Bunyan (U.S.A.)--Pecos Bill and his bouncing bride (U.S.A.)--King of the restless sea (U.S.A., Hawaii)--Sir Launfal (England)--Beowulf against Grendel (England)--The wave (Japan)
Topics: Folklore, Folklore, Folklore

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Tales from the United States

Oct 28, 2010 10/10

by Greenway, John; Perl, Susan, 1922-

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A collection of 12 American folktales including "Davy Crockett's Worst Experience," "The Courtship of Sam Snaffles," and "John Henry."
Topics: Folklore, Folklore, Contes, Folklore

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The grindstone of God; a fable

Feb 13, 2018 02/18

by Withers, Carl,Bryson, Bernarda, illustrator

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A cumulative folktale about the antics of the fox who tries to get the horse's knife sharpened
Topics: Folklore, Folklore, Fables, Folklore

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Mga alamat ng Pilipino : (filipino legends)

Feb 1, 2013 02/13

by De Guzman, Maria Odulio

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Topics: Folklore, Folklore, Folklore

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El sombrero del Tío Nacho = Uncle Nacho's hat

Mar 1, 2010 03/10

by Rohmer, Harriet; Reisberg, Mira; Zubizarreta, Rosa (Rosalma)

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A bilingual folk tale from Nicaragua about a well-meaning man who can't figure out how to make changes in his life until his niece, Ambrosia, show him how
Topics: Folklore, Folklore, Folklore

The Library of Congress

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Myths & legends of our new possessions & protectorate

Apr 18, 2011 04/11

by Skinner, Charles M. (Charles Montgomery), 1852-1907

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Each plate accompanied by guard sheet with descriptive letterpress
Topics: Folklore, Folklore, Folklore

John Carter Brown Library - German Collection

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Der Höllische Proteus, oder Tausendkünstige Versteller, : vermittelst Erzehlung der vielfältigen Bild-Verwechslungen Erscheinender Gespenster, Werffender und poltrender [sic] Geister, gespenstischer Vorzeichen der Todes-Fälle, wie auch Andrer abentheurlicher Händel, arglistiger Possen, und seltsamer Aufzüge dieses verdammten Schauspielers, und, von theils Gelehrten, für den menschlichen Lebens-Geist irrig-angesehenen Betriegers, (nebenst vorberichtlichem Grund-Beweis der Gewissheit, dass es würcklich Gespenster gebe),

Jul 10, 2014 07/14

by Francisci, Erasmus, 1627-1694

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Virgules replaced by commas in title page transcription
Topics: Folklore, Mythology, Folklore, Folklore, Folklore, Imprint 1708

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The dancing skeleton

Aug 9, 2010 08/10

by DeFelice, Cynthia C; Parker, Robert Andrew, ill

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An ornery dead man refuses to stay in his coffin and causes a disturbance when the best fiddler in town comes to call on his widow
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The magic leaf

Apr 11, 2018 04/18

by Morris, Winifred;Chen, Ju-Hong, illustrator

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When a foolish man believes he has become invisible from touching a magic leaf, he sneaks into the mayor's private garden to view the peonies
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The proud white cat

Oct 12, 2010 10/10

by Hürlimann, Ruth

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Translation of Der stolze weisse Kater
Topics: Folklore, Folklore, Folklore

American Libraries

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Myths & legends of our new possessions & protectorate

Apr 3, 2008 04/08

by Skinner, Charles M. (Charles Montgomery), 1852-1907

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Book digitized by Google from the library of Harvard University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.
Topics: Folklore, Folklore, Folklore
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Nelson Mandela's favorite African folktales

May 4, 2012 05/12

by Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013

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Originally published in South Africa in 2002 under the title: Madiba magic : Nelson Mandela's favourite stories for children
Topics: Tales, Folklore, Folklore, Folklore, Tales, Folklore

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Boots and his brothers : a Norwegian tale

May 12, 2010 05/10

by Kimmel, Eric A; Root, Kimberly Bulcken, ill

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A young man's kindness to an old beggar woman earns him his weight in gold and half a kingdom
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The man who kept house

Oct 25, 2010 10/10

by Hague, Kathleen; Hague, Michael, joint author

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Convinced his work in the fields is harder than his wife's work at home, a farmer trades places with her for the day
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The moles and the mireuk : a Korean folktale

Apr 6, 2010 04/10

by Kwon, Holly H; Hubbard, Woodleigh, ill

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A mole goes to the sky, sun, clouds, and wind in search of the most powerful husband for his daughter, only to find him among his own kind
Topics: Folklore, Folklore

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The clay pot boy

Mar 31, 2010 03/10

by Jameson, Cynthia; Lobel, Arnold, ill

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Wanting a son, the old man and woman make a clay pot boy who comes to life and begins eating everything in sight
Topics: Folklore, Folklore

American Libraries

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Turkish fairy tales and folk tales collected by Dr. Ignácz Kúnos;

Oct 19, 2008 10/08

by Kúnos, Ignácz, 1862-1945; Bain, R. Nisbet (Robert Nisbet), 1854-1909; Levetus, Celia

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Topics: Folklore, Folklore
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The language of birds

Dec 6, 2010 12/10

by Martin, Rafe, 1946-; Gaber, Susan, ill

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A retelling of the Russian tale about a wealthy merchant's younger son who proves his worth in an unusual way
Topics: Folklore, Folklore

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Henny Penny

Nov 2, 2010 11/10

by Byer, Carol

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Henny Penny and her friends are on their way to tell the king that the sky is falling when they are outwitted by the fox
Topics: Folklore, Folklore

American Libraries

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Archivio per lo studio delle tradizioni popolari;

Feb 22, 2009 02/09

by Ptrè, Giuseppe, 1841-1916, ed; Salomone-Marino, Salvatore, 1847-1916, ed

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Topics: Folklore, Folklore
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The weaving of a dream : a Chinese folktale

Oct 14, 2010 10/10

by Heyer, Marilee

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When the beautiful tapestry woven by a poor woman is stolen by fairies, her three sons set out on a magical journey to retrieve it. A retelling of a traditional Chinese tale
Topics: Folklore, Folklore

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When the drum sang; an African folktale

Nov 10, 2010 11/10

by Rockwell, Anne F

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An African girl sang so sweetly that a wicked Zimwe abducted her and put her in his drum
Topics: Folklore, Folklore

European Libraries

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Beiträge zur deutschen Mythologie

Feb 22, 2009 02/09

by Vonbun, Franz Josef, 1824-1870

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Topics: Folklore, Folklore
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The journey of Meng : a Chinese legend

Nov 5, 2010 11/10

by Rappaport, Doreen; Yang, Ming-Yi, ill

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A Chinese tale in which a woman goes in search of her husband who has been forced to be a slave for a cruel king
Topics: Folklore, Folklore

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The golden slipper : a Vietnamese legend

Oct 26, 2010 10/10

by Lum, Darrell H. Y; Nagano, Makiko, ill

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A variation on the Cinderella story, in which a kind-hearted young woman meets her prince with the help of animals she has befriended
Topics: Folklore, Folklore

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The dictionary of folklore / David A. Leeming, general editor ; Marilee Foglesong, advisor

Nov 10, 2010 11/10

by Leeming, David Adams, 1937-

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 124-125) and index
Topics: Folklore, Folklore

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